Public Health

The U.S. reported 52,789 new COVID-19 cases July 1, the largest single-day total since the pandemic began, according to The Washington Post.

Nevada and Idaho have the highest COVID-19 reproduction rate, while Washington, D.C., and Connecticut continue to have the lowest, according to rt.live. 

Eighteen states are reporting increases in new cases of COVID-19; 11 states are reporting a drop, and 21 states and Washington, D.C., are seeing cases stabilize as of 7:53 a.m. CDT Sept. 4, according to The New York Times.

Texas' surge in COVID-19 cases is straining hospitals in the Houston area, and internal memos show some are running low on beds and a crucial COVID-19 treatment this week, according to joint reporting from NBC News and ProPublica. 

In June, the U.S. reported more than 800,000 new cases of COVID-19, data compiled by The Washington Post shows.

For six weeks in early March, 911 calls for emergency medical services in the U.S. declined, but cases where people died after calling increased exponentially, indicating the emergencies were more serious, a new study shows.

Suspected drug overdoses have significantly increased nationwide during the pandemic, likely due to Americans' prolonged isolation, economic hardships and changes to the U.S. drug trade, reports The Washington Post.

The Texas Medical Association is asking the Republican Party of Texas to reconsider holding its state convention — where it is a sponsor — as an in-person event in an indoor venue that can seat thousands, a letter obtained by…

Asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers may be just as infectious as those displaying symptoms, a study accepted for publication in Nature found.

The U.S. reported more than 48,000 new COVID-19 cases June 30, representing the largest single-day increase during the pandemic and the fourth record-setting day seen in the last week, according to The New York Times.